Patents by Inventor Michael Scott Sansom
Michael Scott Sansom has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10168073Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater temperature and controls heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use and/or capacity. Further embodiments may regulate load dependent properties of the power including voltage, phase and/or frequency.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignees: Carina Technology, Inc., Bristol Tech Essential ServicesInventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, Jr., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Publication number: 20160216007Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity. Further embodiments may regulate load dependent properties of the power including voltage, phase and/or frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2015Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, JR., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Patent number: 9152160Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Carina Technology, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, Jr., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Publication number: 20150127184Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, Jr., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Patent number: 8768526Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Carina Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, Jr., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Publication number: 20130146586Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Carina Technology, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, JR., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Patent number: 8204633Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Carina Technology, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, Jr., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Publication number: 20100004790Abstract: A system for shifting energy demand from on-peak time windows to off-peak time windows by using hot water heater load shifting, while providing the end user with the level of service (i.e., availability of hot water) according to the user's customary use described by service quality criteria. The shift is accomplished by a controller located at the end user establishment and in communication with a central control server. The controller monitors local water heater upper and/or lower temperature and controls upper and/or lower water heater heating elements in accordance with a demand shift process commanded by the central control server. The controller may determine usage and remaining capacity for reporting back to the central control server. A volumetric capacity and usage determination is disclosed. The control server may select water heaters according to use patterns and/or measured capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Applicant: Carina Technology, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin F. Harbin, III, Cecil Ray Holland, JR., Robert J. Toth, Adrian O'Neil, Michael Scott Sansom, R. Michael Browder, Brook Marin
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Patent number: 7031346Abstract: Relatively low cost asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service and auxiliary POTS service are delivered over extended distances (e.g., at least 20–25 kft), by a hybrid ADSL-SDSL architecture insertable between central office and remote sites of an ADSL system. Central office and remote site transceivers employ trellis coded pulse amplitude modulation and a data rate that conforms with the signal transport capability of an extended distance symmetric DSL (SDSL) loop, while providing a 64K POTS channel. The central office and remote site transceivers controllably insert idle asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells in upstream and downstream ADSL channels to compensate for timing differences with ADSL equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Kevin W. Schneider, Thomas L. Ballard, III, John B. Wilkes, Jr., Philip David Williams, Gary M. Willoughby, Mark Jeffries Ogden, Michael Scott Sansom, W. Stuart Venters
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Patent number: 6985491Abstract: A multi-circuit emulating line card is installable in a single line card slot of the backplane of digital switch, and is configured to emulate the functionality of each of a plurality of digital switch line cards, respectively associated with plural digital subscriber circuits served by the switch. In the course of emulating these plural line cards, the multi-circuit line card provides connectivity between each digital subscriber circuit and a digital carrier communication link to plural digital subscriber loop circuits, such as BRITE cards of a remote terminal site. The line card of the invention also includes network and subscriber circuit-associated metallic link impedance simulation circuits for terminating a metallic test bus.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Lonnie S. McMillian, W. Stuart Venters, Michael Scott Sansom
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Patent number: 6519267Abstract: The currently defined industry standard framing structure for 2B1Q ISDN signaling, at 160 kilobaud, provides 128 kbps for a customer (B1, B2) data channel, and 16 kbps for a data (D) channel. Of the remaining 16 kbps non payload bandwidth, 4 kbps are used for overhead maintenance data. Eight kbps of the remaining 12 kbps of non payload bandwidth, that customarily transport a repeated framing pattern, are usurped for the transport of an auxiliary compressed (from 64 KHz to 8 KHz) digitized voice POTS channel, that is sufficient to transport toll quality voice. The remaining framing pattern bandwidth is adequate prevent an unacceptable reduction in bit error rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1999Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Sansom, Timothy D. Rochell
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Publication number: 20030016694Abstract: Relatively low cost asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) service and auxiliary POTS service are delivered over extended distances (e.g., at least 20-25 kft), by a hybrid ADSL-SDSL architecture insertable between central office and remote sites of an ADSL system. Central office and remote site transceivers employ trellis coded pulse amplitude modulation and a data rate that conforms with the signal transport capability of an extended distance symmetric DSL (SDSL) loop, while providing a 64K POTS channel. The central office and remote site transceivers controllably insert idle asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells in upstream and downstream ADSL channels to compensate for timing differences with ADSL equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2001Publication date: January 23, 2003Applicant: ADTRAN, INC.Inventors: Kevin W. Schneider, Thomas L. Ballard, John B. Wilkes, Philip David Williams, Gary M. Willoughby, Mark Jeffries Ogden, Michael Scott Sansom, W. Stuart Venters
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Publication number: 20020196932Abstract: A dual mode phone line connectivity mechanism allows POTS access and digital transport access to coexist over the same local loop serving a customer site, while providing a net DS0 data rate for customer data communications (e.g., either 56 kbps or 64 kbps). When the customer's analog device is on-hook, the connectivity mechanism is configured to provide a digital path for the local loop, so that a digital link, exclusive of voice-processing, is established between a terminal adapter (or super-modem) and the service provider's line interface card, which replaces the voice path with a digital transceiver for the duration of the call. Local loop-associated and network-associated switches selectively provide one of two alternative signalling paths—a voice signalling path containing a codec for POTS signalling, and a data signalling path. A loop current detector monitors the local loop, while a network monitor circuit monitors the network for a ring command signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: ADTRAN, INC.Inventors: Kevin W. Schneider, W. Stuart Venters, Michael Scott Sansom
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Patent number: 6356556Abstract: A software-based automated DS0 channel format analysis routine resident in a U-BRITE interface card's microcontroller solves the problem of potential misconfiguration of ISDN interface circuit cards, as may result from the failure to properly set DS0 time slot option switches to their intended ISDN channel assignments. When exercised, the routine automatically determines not only what DS0 channels are available at the remote ISDN circuit card, but also the order in which those DS0 channels are multiplexed by that remote card's circuitry. As a consequence, once the routine has run to completion, each ISDN interface card will contain the same DS0 time slot multiplexing scheme—corresponding to what has been manually configured at a remote card—even if the remote card's DS0 option switches were originally incorrectly set.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1998Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Robert James Toth, Michael Scott Sansom
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Patent number: 6301340Abstract: In order to ensure continuous telephone service to a customer premises served by an ISDN line, without requiring that the customer maintain an additional POTS line as an emergency back-up to the normally used ISDN service, ISDN signalling circuits and network termination interface components are modified, so that, in the event of a loss of power to customer premises digital communications equipment, a communication link between an auxiliary POTS telephone and the normal ISDN communication path to the central office may be established. There need not be any modification of the central office switch, per se, so that the integrity of the ISDN communication path with the central office line card remains unaffected. As a result, the central office equipment can continue to conduct standard ISDN communications with the customer premises equipment, even though the customer is employing a POTS back-up analog phone.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1999Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Sansom, Kevin W. Schneider
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Publication number: 20010017863Abstract: A multi-circuit emulating line card is installable in a single line card slot of the backplane of digital switch, and is configured to emulate the functionality of each of a plurality of digital switch line cards, respectively associated with plural digital subscriber circuits served by the switch. In the course of emulating these plural line cards, the multi-circuit line card provides connectivity between each digital subscriber circuit and a digital carrier communication link to plural digital subscriber loop circuits, such as BRITE cards of a remote terminal site. The line card of the invention also includes network and subscriber circuit-associated metallic link impedance simulation circuits for terminating a metallic test bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Lonnie S. McMillian, W. Stuart Venters, Michael Scott Sansom
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Patent number: 6229814Abstract: A multi-circuit emulating line card is installable in a single line card slot of the backplane of digital switch, and is configured to emulate the functionality of each of a plurality of digital switch line cards, respectively associated with plural digital subscriber circuits served by the switch. In the course of emulating these plural line cards, the multi-circuit line card provides connectivity between each digital subscriber circuit and a digital carrier communication link to plural digital subscriber loop circuits, such as BRITE cards of a remote terminal site. The line card of the invention also includes network and subscriber circuit-associated metallic link impedance simulation circuits for terminating a metallic test bus.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1997Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Lonnie S. McMillian, W. Stuart Venters, Michael Scott Sansom
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Patent number: 5943404Abstract: In order to ensure continuous telephone service to a customer premises served by an ISDN line, without requiring that the customer maintain an additional POTS line as an emergency back-up to the normally used ISDN service, ISDN signalling circuits and network termination interface components are modified, so that, in the event of a loss of power to customer premises digital communications equipment, a communication link between an auxiliary POTS telephone and the normal ISDN communication path to the central office may be established. There need not be any modification of the central office switch, per se, so that the integrity of the ISDN communication path with the central office line card remains unaffected. As a result, the central office equipment can continue to conduct standard ISDN communications with the customer premises equipment, even though the customer is employing a POTS back-up analog phone.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1995Date of Patent: August 24, 1999Assignee: Adtran, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Sansom, Kevin W. Schneider
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Patent number: 5771236Abstract: An overhead bit-usurping multiplexing/demultiplexing mechanism increases the overall effective ISDN channel-conveying capacity of a serial digital data communication link, and thereby enables a terminal site channel bank to provide ISDN service to an additional number of customer premises equipments, other than the eight DSL channels normally accommodated within the twenty-four time slots of a (T1) TDM frame. Each condensed TDM DSL channel contains first and second multibit B information signal time slots, a multibit D information signal time slot, and a maintenance bit. No other auxiliary bits of a standard TR-NWT-000397 mode D+ octet are included, so that the compressed content TDM DSL channels have a smaller number of bits per channel than the standard TR-NWT-000397 format. As a result, when controllably interleaved with one another, the total number of TDM DSL channels (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: ADTRAN, Inc.Inventors: Michael Scott Sansom, Robert James Toth